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SPECIES Brachiones przewalskii

Author:Büchner, 1889.
Citation:Wiss. Res. Przewalski Cent.-Asian Reisen., Zool., I:(Säugeth.): 51.
Common Name:Przewalski’s Jird
Type Locality:China, Xinjiang, Lob Nor.
Distribution:China, deserts from N Xinjiang through N Gansu to W Nei Mongol north of the Tien Shan (see Wang, 2003, and Zhang et al., 1997).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Reviewed by Corbet (1978c) and Pavlinov et al. (1990).
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Synonyms:

    arenicolor Miller, 1900
    callichrous Heptner, 1934

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